The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-20
A MIRACULOUS PICTURE
OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD IN
A BALTIMORE CHURCH
Effects Many Cures. and Is Even
Sought By Protestant
Woman.

BALTIM RE, Nd, April 19.-In the
Catholic Church OF st. James, in this
city, over one of the side affairs there
stands picture Of the Virgin Mary as
Our Lady Of Perpetual Succor." 1t
is miraculous picture, and many are
the cures attributed to it's wonderful
influence. Scarcely day passes that
devout Catholics do not visit the
shrine aud pray for hours at time
before the lutte altar. The original
picture OF which the one in st. James
Is facsimile is 22xl8 inches, and Is
painted in the Byzantine style, on
groundwork Of gold. 1t behays the
hand Of an artist OF the thirteenth or
fourteenth century The Virgin in
half figure holds her child on her left
arm, with the right gracefully held in
view in front. The eyes in the paint
ing look straight at the beholder, with
a loving but earnest Q precision. On
either side OF the head four Greek let
tiers are seen, which stand for the
words "Mother OF God"
Among the many cures eff cted by
the picture in this city was that OF the
son Of well known Baltimo rean who
had been afflicted with the dropsy for
many years. He WIS given up by his
physicians, but after few visits to
St. James's he was completely cured.
At another time little girl 8 years
old, who had lost the use of her lower
limbs four years before, visited the
church and was entirely restored to
hi ahh. Before her cdIe she Guild
scarcely move at all.
"a certain woman who had a or at
devotion TO the Blessed Virgin" said
enc OF the priests Of st. James's "used
to come nearly every day to visit the
shrine OF the miraculous p cture. This
woman was sffl cted with dropsy, aud
the disease had advanced 30 far that
the physicians deemed surgical
operation necessary 10 prolong life.
She naturally dreaded the operation,
aud besought the Mother Mary to
come to her aid. Her prayer was
heard. When the time for tie per-
torrance OF the operation came the
woman was found 80 much improved
that the physician himself declared it
unnecessary. The operation was
avoided, but the womsn's troubles
were not over. Her arm swelled in
frightful manner. She again had re-
coure to the picture, and again she
was relieved. Later on, however, che
was seized with dangerous fever, be-
came delerious, and grew worse and
worse until all hope Of her recovery was
given up. On the first Thursday in
October two physicians pronounced
the case hopeless, and said che could
not live past midnight. In this con,
dition, land az every )ns thought, at
the point OF death, che Icy unCon-
scious from Thursday until Saturday
evening, when she Unexpectedly came
to herself, sat mp in bed aad called for
food. Seeing her restored to reason,
the attendants thought 1t was only
that rally which frequently preceded
the death agony. But 1t was no such
thing. The sick woman assured them
she was now well, and, further, that
all traces Of her old dis, ase were gone,
too"
Among the latest miracles wrought
in this city was that of little boy who
swallowed q largs piece of glass. A
physician was summoned, but could
do nothing for him, and the boy must
die. The mother OF the child had re-
course to the picture, and after N akipg
a novena, or nine days prayer, had
the satis' action of seeing her son get
entirely we'll.
A Protestant lady in child birth in
Washington was informed by her
physician that her child would be
born dead. This 80 terrified her tina
her life for time was de3paired OF.
Her mother having heard Of the mi
racu GUS picture came over to this city
to ask prayers for the safe delivery Of
her daughters child. She further
stated that her daughter would be
perfectly fatitfed II the child could
only live to be baptized in the Catho-
lie Church. She was given a sma ,
paper copy of ths picture, which the
swallowed, and several d>ys afterward
she was SAT 9ly delivered of her chid.
The little one dipd one hour after it
had received baptism.
Anptner case is that of a woman,
whose right arm was paralyzed three
years ago. She, too, made novens,
aud on the tenth cay her arm was
cur d. She brought her confesso ut
st James's basket of oranges on the
arm which had been afflicted. There
have been many other miracles said
to havs been wrought which are OF lees
tr,aN Nrtkn